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  • Gleneagles: Famous for golf but beloved by UK and US families
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    Gleneagles: Famous for golf but beloved by UK and US families

    ByEileen Ogintz July 29, 2015July 6, 2021

    Gleneagles is known for golf—it is home to three of Scotland’s best championship courses but today, only 30 per cent of guests play golf and Gleneagles is a kid-friendly resort that draws families from the United Kingdom as well as the United States back year after year

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  • Cruise shore excursions: go with a group or on your own?
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    Cruise shore excursions: go with a group or on your own?

    ByEileen Ogintz July 28, 2015July 7, 2021

    When you take a cruise, you can opt for a shore excursion offered by the cruise line, or you can take your own, often booking local guides.

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  • At Scotland’s Fort George: a youth bagpipe band
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    At Scotland’s Fort George: a youth bagpipe band

    ByEileen Ogintz July 27, 2015July 7, 2021

    Tour buses took us to Fort George, where the Inverness Youth Band with 30-plus members –drummers as young as nine and led by adults are “Beating Retreat,” performing a traditional military ceremony 16th Century England.

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  • At sea with Windstar – connecting families and generations
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    At sea with Windstar – connecting families and generations

    ByEileen Ogintz July 25, 2015July 7, 2021

    Of the 204 passengers, there are 117 who have sailed Windstar, some as many as 11 times. While you may think of this as a cruise line for adults, I’ve been thinking of this as a way for grown and mostly grown kids to connect with parents and grandparents, sharing new experiences.

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  • A hidden gem of a restaurant in Scotland
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    A hidden gem of a restaurant in Scotland

    ByEileen Ogintz July 24, 2015July 7, 2021

    Three Chimneys Restaurant and six-room inn is on an out of the way stretch of road on the Isle of Skye where you brake for sheep crossing the road and the fish you eat for lunch might have been caught that morning, the lettuce just harvested.

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  • Fans from all over the world love Harry Potter studio tour near London
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    Fans from all over the world love Harry Potter studio tour near London

    ByEileen Ogintz July 23, 2015July 15, 2021

    The Woods family had flown 24 hours to London from Australia, but they weren’t planning to ride the famous London Eye, see a West End play or even check out the Crown Jewels. In fact, they’d come for just one reason — the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London — The Making of Harry Potter

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  • Learning about the origins of the Titantic in Belfast
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    Learning about the origins of the Titantic in Belfast

    ByEileen Ogintz July 22, 2015March 14, 2022

    We are on day two of our cruise aboard the Windstar yacht Star Legend – the Gaelic Explorers tour. We’ve anchored in Portrush and taken an excursion bus for the one-hour trip to Belfast to learn about the building of the Titantic.

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  • Cruising Ireland and Scotland on a Windstar yacht
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    Cruising Ireland and Scotland on a Windstar yacht

    ByEileen Ogintz July 21, 2015July 15, 2021

    We are on an eight-day Gaelic Explorer Windstar Cruise on a yacht with just 212 passengers can go to smaller ports. Windstar, known for its sailing yachts, has added three more yachts from Seabourn—these without sails–that after a $12 million refurbishment have joined the fleet.

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  • When in Ireland, soak up culture in Dublin
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    When in Ireland, soak up culture in Dublin

    ByEileen Ogintz July 20, 2015June 28, 2023

    Our guide says the mistake Americans make when visiting Ireland is rushing around too much. “Give yourself time,” he says. Don’t rush off on day trips to the west of the country. “I don’t go to New York to see Chicago,” he said. Here are some places he suggests you visit

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  • Afternoon tea at Ashford Castle
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    A multi-gen foodie heaven at Ireland’s Ashford Castle

    ByEileen Ogintz July 18, 2015July 15, 2021

    The great food at Ashford Castle in Ireland is inspired by Lord Ardilaun, a scion of the Guinness family, who insisted on only the freshest and most varied of local produce, a tradition continued by new executive chef Philippe Farineau

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